{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "NTFSFIX",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/NTFSFIX/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-05T17:41:05Z",
    "synopsis": "ntfsfix [options] device",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ntfsfix - fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ntfsfix [options] device\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "ntfsfix is a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems.  ntfsfix is NOT a Linux version of\nchkdsk.   It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies, resets the NTFS journal file\nand schedules an NTFS consistency check for the first boot into Windows.\n\nYou may run ntfsfix on an NTFS volume if you think it was damaged by Windows  or  some  other\nway and it cannot be mounted.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "Below  is  a  summary  of  all the options that ntfsfix accepts.  Nearly all options have two\nequivalent names.  The short name is preceded by - and the long name is preceded by --.   Any\nsingle  letter  options,  that don't take an argument, can be combined into a single command,\ne.g.  -fv is equivalent to -f -v.  Long named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix\nof their name.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-b --clear-bad-sectors",
                    "content": "Clear the list of bad sectors. This is useful after cloning an old disk with bad  sec‐\ntors to a new disk.\n",
                    "flag": "-b",
                    "long": "--clear-bad-sectors"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d --clear-dirty",
                    "content": "Clear  the volume dirty flag if the volume can be fixed and mounted.  If the option is\nnot present or the volume cannot be fixed, the dirty volume flag is set to  request  a\nvolume checking at next mount.\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--clear-dirty"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-n --no-action",
                    "content": "Do not write anything, just show what would have been done.\n",
                    "flag": "-n",
                    "long": "--no-action"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "Show the version number, copyright and license\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "There  are no known problems with ntfsfix.  If you find a bug please send an email describing\nthe problem to the development team:\nntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "ntfsfix was written by Anton Altaparmakov, with contributions from Szabolcs  Szakacsits.   It\nwas ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson and Jean-Pierre Andre.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AVAILABILITY": {
            "content": "ntfsfix is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:\nhttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)\n\nntfs-3g 2022.10.3                           January 2013                                  NTFSFIX(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ntfsfix - fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-b",
            "long": "--clear-bad-sectors",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Clear the list of bad sectors. This is useful after cloning an old disk with bad sec‐ tors to a new disk."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": "--clear-dirty",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Clear the volume dirty flag if the volume can be fixed and mounted. If the option is not present or the volume cannot be fixed, the dirty volume flag is set to request a volume checking at next mount."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show a list of options with a brief description of each one."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-n",
            "long": "--no-action",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Do not write anything, just show what would have been done."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Show the version number, copyright and license"
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "mkntfs",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mkntfs/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "ntfsprogs",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsprogs/8/json"
        }
    ]
}